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Major League Baseball’s young pitching phenom José Fernández, the sole Miami Marlin on tonight’s All-Star Game roster, is confident he’ll get the ball. “I talked to the pitching coach and most likely I’m pitching,” the rookie told the Miami Herald. “I don’t know what inning. But I’m good to go.” [Editor’s note: That inning was the sixth, and Fernández mowed down the heart of the American League lineup 1-2-3] That’s going to make one fan very happy. Olga Fernández, 68, …

Is the “apple of the earth” bad for you? Potatoes, the go-to starch for many Americans, can add pounds over time, a new Harvard study reveals. In fact one extra serving “was found to cause more weight gain than downing an additional 12-ounce can of a sugary drink or taking an extra helping of red or processed meats.” The study, published in today’s New England Journal of Medicine, also examined how losing weight isn’t as simple as “eat less, exercise …